Commercial High School of Brooklyn - Annual Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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fha... EXChangeS yn Q . suv- 111 ills wld ol it, we felt that noth- ing' would give ns greater pleasure than to attend the ohseilnies of the editor of thc paper, lt is not the rule tor a really gonil Story' to appear in one of our ex- changes: and to have that To be Con- tinncdu sign, at the end of one that does appear, is nothing less than a crime. The 1Cvrn1'n'er for November comes to us even better than usual. The prize Story that starts the issue is, indeed, worthy of a prize, although the author has occasionally allowed the control of the plot to elude his grasp. The Gossip column, as usual, is replete with interest and humor, and the editorials and ath- letics merit attention. The only instance of faulty work is in the society column, where, in the chess notes, we note, with interest, the team of De Witt Clinton masquerading as Commercialites. The spelling of some of the names, is also inarvellously interesting. But these minor defects are lost in the sterling worth of the paper as a whole. We think the 'editors of The Camas CZanesville, Ohioj, might cater to the tastes of high school students, rather than to those of grammar school youths and maidens. The stories inthe Novem- ber issue are unsuitable for a high school paper. 'tXNinneennis is a moderately good fairy story, and might deserve a place among such, but is out ,of place in a paper like The Cofmas. We, of course, cannot tell from what book '4The Wizard of the Swimming Tankv is re- written, but it is quite safe to SHY that it came from nothing higher than Alger: Uptic, or even some dime 01' nickel Sen' sation. The stories compare very Ulf' favorably with the good literary WO1'k 111 the rest of the book. The editors of The Eastern District Daisy Seem to have plenty of space to 29 yvaste, as is evidenced by the iirtt lette in the K' ' f . 5 V cation Hlijughc Chute, This communi- . S 13 Whole P3-ge, and. altllougli it ma be. - - ' U ' Y a masterpiece or humor, after 0116 gets through it it seems to leave hiiq with 3 feeling Of Pity for the author. Such excellent ma Other departments' 1 'o-1 terial as appears in U16 'lf profitably be used here. ' ' ' -- i The December 5Pf?CfU1'0l' tPaterson, N- d1Splays no exceptionally interest- ing articles. Save the story, 'I-X Song Withotit Music, 'which is original in plot, and the poem, The Night. which is well done, the bulk of the issue bor- ders on dullness. - If the Writer of the rhyme on .2Xlgeln'zi in The Bulletin Qhllontclair ll. Sfl. snr- ceeded in keeping out of the insane asy- lum by dropping that delightful subject. let us hope that this effusion will st-nil him there, for if not, he might pt-rpetrxne another, and send us all there. Of course. a person who secures thirty-one words to rhyme with profane. repeating only once, must be 'both patient and pt-use vering, and as it is said that I':nii-nee and Perseverance conquer CYt'l'j'illlll'.1i.u We hasten to throw up our hands :ni-l beg for mercy. The December issue of The .lrnfl.'nn'r Herald CTownsend lrlarrisl fairly nn.. bles and etfervesces with wit anfl lnnn-ir. Which, however, is somewhat toner-l flown by the serious articles on the lnotlizih Season. The Cover also shows xi lllIlI'iCt ! improvement. --il...i-1 The nrst article in The Iliad' f l Y High Schooll for November. a sh-ir! V+- Say on Scholarship and Slltttbr. im Phasizing the necessity tor high tank in ' b ' ' D 1 .. studies outranks the remainder ot thc lm er and somewhat rede P 7 , . -- , -ffs dull level of mediocrity. XX ith thc lillsi ems it from the

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A 2 3 l ir l 2 5 i l l 1 'K x QY5Eis:.::.,-:.-- .. The 30 staff of twelve editors a much better pa- per should be turned out. The Calendar QCentral High School, Buffaloj is one of the best of our con- temporaries. The stories are generally more than the commonplace space fill- ers that form a part of so many of our exchanges. The column headed Notes and Comments, contains many brief items of school news, that are undoubt- edly of great interest to the students and friends of the school. Furthermore, there is a noteworthy lack of insipid and libellous personals. The carefully se- lected jokes convince us that the editor has an appreciative sense of humor. The addition of an exchange column, how- ever, would be of decided interest. XV e cannot understand why so many of our contemporaries persist in rolling their papers up tightly, and then glueing a wrapper around the compact roll. Nearly half of our exchanges reach us in this manner, and, as a consequence, many, otherwise excellent papers are bent, crumpled, and often mutilated be- fore they can be removed from their wrappers. It is better to place them in a flat wrapping or an envelope. The palm of victory for improbable stories should be awarded' The High School Sladeht QNewport News H. SQ. Une .of the two, however, a Woulq-1-be Cl161'll1St,S dream Cin both Senses of the WONU, is wisely 'cloaked under the guise of a reverie, but in the second, no such precaution is taken, and the attempt to make the reader believe the impossible is WSVSF, The paper is well P, and the editorials are forcible and well written. T amusing. H0 made u - The articles and stories in The H5071 School Eeho.QPerth Amboy, 'N, fy show skill in literary work. The Rani Ledger cher's Thanksgiving is very interesting, as it is based mostly on Western life, How It All Came About is a very good story, but it introduces too many Char- acters to make it interesting. Usually when we see a poem in the pages of our exchanges we brace our- selves, and prepare for the worst, but when we read those in The Howard Col- legian we were pleasantly disappointed. Although, G, sea, hast thou no grace, an elegy written on the death of a fellow student, has not the commanding power of Lycidas,l' or the poetic heights of K'Adonais, it has a depth of feeling in it, that is seldom displayed in scholastic verse. The stories in this publication are excellent, the first one, The Con- queror Conqueredw being told with vigor and precision, denoting a good writer. The other two, though fairly good, do not approach the first in quality. An- other commendable feature is the manner of handling the Alumni column. The notices are written in a highly interesting way, in striking contrast with the usual alumni comments. Clippings 'THE LEDGRR is the best school paper we receive. Everything in it is good reading matter, and the make-up of the whole paper is excellent.-Tech Prep CChicagoj. THE LEDGER contains good stories and excellent editorials which the students may read with profit.-.-111111111115 CP. S. No. 35. Last month's best paper was THE LEDGER. It was neat and interesting from cover to cover. The Musiciaifs Dilemma was very good.-Recorder QB- H. SJ. THE TJ-Enni-Eu is one of our best ex- Cllallgcf neat HUA VCZT- X J . tgfeifmg tic H115 f but we 1 challgf C T Tar L Brooklyf Russ 1 D THE l paper we .ll0l1r'LQil' We n' October but praif but 3 rg.. consisis . ly be c-. 'zz- However. Shots :lr Llllll l Ny! v i Tint 1- Scliool. T most ftgi cliange, and are i fasliiii-zz, very STQQCS lllg' Qfj cl 712 'I X Tx Alf 5 A .. iv L .lliqhx tx COW? -, .c l0li0s,-.. 'F 222' T A. alllli':a:qL-.,. lllliwiw., N +L, In